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View definitions for gets by

gets by

verb as in manage, survive

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He gets by on federal disability assistance and lives with his parents.

That’s almost 2 inches more the area’s average for a full year, and 7 inches more than it typically gets by this point in the water year.

While generals in Colombia get around $6,000 a month in salaries and bonuses, the same as a government minister, the rank and file gets by on a much more modest income.

Former President Donald Trump remains dominant in Iowa polls and gets by far the largest crowds at his campaign stops.

He gets by on less than $1,000 a month from Social Security, and the heating aid saves him the equivalent of three monthly payments.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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